Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 37.7% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 56.2% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
|
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